Hair pin or ornament.



W. S. BEGHTOLD; HAIR PIN 0R ORNAMENT.

nruouxon FILED JAN. 10, 1910.

980,477. Patented Jah.3,191.1,

WITNESSES: mlmroe ,4 ITO/ME Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. BECHTOLD, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

HAIR PIN OR ORNAMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLrAM S. BECH- TOLD, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Newark, in the count-y of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Pins or Ornaments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hair-pins or ornaments for insertion into the hair; and it has for its object to so construct such pins that the same can be readily inserted and withdrawn, but will be firmly and securely held within the hair while being worn.

The nature of my invention will be best understood when described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a plan view of my improved hair-pin. Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are similar views of modifications.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawings, 10 designates the body portion which is usually made ornamental and from which ex tends at or near one end a head 11. The arm 12 of the body portion may be made more prominent, if desired, as shown in Fig. 4.

Extending laterally from the head 11 are a number of tines 13 whose free ends are adapted to be inserted into the hair. These tines each extend, preferably, to the corresponding end of the body portion; and, in some instances, additional, intermediate tines 14 of shorter length may be provided, as shown in Fig. 4:. These tines as well as the said body portion lie substantially in the same surface, which may be curved to con form to the head of the wearer. The tines, or the body portion, or preferably both are flexible; and, when the pin is inserted into the hair, there is a relative displacement between the tines and the said body portion, the hair being wedged between the same and the pin thus firmly and securely held within the said hair. hen the pin is thus inserted, vertical displacement is practically impossible; and, to provide against lateral displacement in the direction to withdraw the pin, I may provide a notch 15 in the outer edge of the head 11. This notch is adapted to receive a certain quantity of the hair which Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 1910.

Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Serial No. 537,151.

will lock itself therein, obviating thus to a great extent any tendency toward lateral displacement. To further lock the pin I may provide a nose or looking member 16 extending from the body portion 10 over and cooperating with one or more of the free ends of the tines 13, as shown in Fig. 4.

The improved hair-pin or ornament here in set forth provides a means for elfectively holding various ornamental designs of material such as celluloid, tortoise shell and the like upon the hair, the said ornamental portion being free and exposed, while the tines are inserted into the hair, the pin as a whole being held firmly and securely by the spring action produced by the wedging of the hair between the said ornamental port-ion and the said plurality of the tines.

I claim 1. A combined barrette and hair pin comprising an enlarged body portion to be worn outside of the hair, and having an inner clamping edge or surface, a head extending from said body portion and lying substantially in the same plane as said body ortion, and a plurality of tines extending rom said head substantially at right angles thereto, one of which tines is adapted for the purpose of wedging the hair between said tine and said clamping edge or surface of the body portion.

2. A combined barrette and hair pin comprising an enlarged body portion to be worn outside of the hair, and having an inner clamping edge or surface, an overhanging arm at one end, a head extending from said body portion and lying substantially in the same plane as said body portion, and having a notch therein forming a recess with the overhanging arm to be engaged by the hair to prevent lateral displacement of said barrette, and a plurality of tines on the other side of the head from that of the notch and extending substantially at right angles thereto, one of which tines is adapted for the purpose of wedging the hair between said tine and the inner clamping edge or surface of the body portion.

Signed at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey this 5th day of January A. D. 1910.

WILLIAM S. BECHTOLD. Witnesses:

FREDK. F. SoHUETz, A. P. LAMBRECHT. 

